we just hit the economy with a $1.6 trillion tax increase. the economy's not roaring right now. and what they're saying, let's o that all over again. we are saying fix the tax code, replace it with a pro-growth tax system that helps small businesses, that helps job creators, that helps families. get government spending's appetite under control. the government is supposed to be spending 5% on average for the next 10 years. that's too much. that's much more than what the family budget gets. we sebring it down to 3.-- we say bring it down to 3.4%. when we look at all the smoke and mirrors, all the claims, none of the democratic budgets that's being brought to the floor ever, ever balance the budget. how is that a balanced plan? balancing the budget is what every family does. balancing the budget is what every business does. balancing the budget is what every local government does. surely our federal government can do this, and one of the key ingredients to growing this economy, to making american businesses big and small competitive so they can create jobs and create take-home pay